Former Assistant Secretary General at the United Nations. @DagHammarskjold @NYUCIC @TheGCSP. Over at bluesky @unpiper.bsky.social.
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Robert Piper retweeted
Today the UN flag is lowered globally in solidarity with over 1,000 aid workers killed in past three years.
We lower our flags. We remember our friends and colleagues. We demand accountability for those who killed them.
Robert Piper retweeted
I am angry.
In Busuma, 54,000+ refugees, mostly women and children, are surviving with too little food, water & shelter.
They are not able to meet their basic needs.
The capacity to fix this exists. What’s missing is the will. That is unacceptable, and it is on all of us.
Robert Piper retweeted
Following the @WorldBankGroup Fragility Forum, one truth stands out:
Addressing internal displacement needs more than humanitarian action.
The Global Stock-Take highlights progress in advancing development-oriented solutions for displaced communities. iom.int/ZhA
Robert Piper retweeted
🌍 What does the future hold for the #UN development system in an era of shrinking aid budgets, rising geopolitical tensions, and growing global fragmentation?
In this short conversation, #NYUCIC Senior Fellow Robert Piper (@UNPiper) speaks with the Director of our Multilateral Reform program, Betty Wainaina (@BettyNyamburaW1), about the mounting pressures facing multilateral cooperation, the unfinished business of UN reform, and what must change for the international system to remain effective in today’s world. 🤝
The discussion draws on Robert’s latest CIC paper, “Unfinished Business: Coming to Terms with the New Financial and Political Realities Facing the UN’s Development Ecosystem.” 📘
🎥 Watch the interview: youtu.be/vQZj5oHQcIo?utm_sou….
📄 Read the paper: cic.nyu.edu/resources/unfini….
#Multilateralism #UnitedNations #UN80 #GlobalGovernance
Robert Piper retweeted
📢 Meet #NYUCIC’s newest Senior Fellow, @UNPiper!
🇺🇳 A former @UN Assistant Secretary-General, he brings 35 years of experience in humanitarian action, international development, and #peacebuilding. An Australian national, he served the UN in senior leadership roles on 4️⃣ continents, leading complex operations and institutional reforms at both headquarters and country levels.
👉 Learn more: cic.nyu.edu/people/robert-pi…
#NewStaff #UNReform #GlobalGoals #UnitedNations #UN
ALT Headshot of Robert Piper. Text: Senior Fellow. Robert Piper. CIC logo on bottom right.
Robert Piper retweeted
🇸🇸 While our attention is divided among multiple crises, let’s not forget the mass #displacement of population and the horrendous attacks against civilians in #SouthSudan.
All parties must comply with international law.
All movement must be voluntary, safe and dignified.
South Sudan: @volker_turk urges immediate ceasefire, horrified by growing accounts of serious violations including killings of civilians, destruction and poisoning of key water sources, and fresh waves of mass displacement.
ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
Robert Piper retweeted
What a historic moment for 🇳🇬! Glad that H.E. @OfficialABAT has signed the domestication of the #KampalaConvention into law, strengthening protection & justice for the 3.7m displaced persons in 🇳🇬. @UN_Nigeria is ready to support implementation & ensure #DurableSolution for #IDPs
Robert Piper retweeted
I join my colleagues in raising my voice and standing in solidarity with @FranceskAlbs. Personal attacks against UN human rights independent experts are simply unacceptable.
Attacks against the UN system, Special Procedures & Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories:
watch press briefing by UN experts Nicolas Levrat, @SR_Afghanistan, @gkatr, @FranceskAlbs & @WGBizHRs #HRC61
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1…
Robert Piper retweeted
Strong leadership at sub-nat'l level is a sure pathway to ensuring #DurableSolutions for 🇳🇬 IDPs. Great to see @KatsinaStateNg & @Zamfarastate launch #IDPs Policy/ Action Plan. IDPs are farmers ready to plant, young pple ready to innovate & women rebuilding families & economies.
Robert Piper retweeted
Community voices and territorial governance drive resilient, area-based solutions, linking livelihoods, habitat & inclusion.
With @UN partners, I met authorities in Bogotá, Medellín & Quibdó to boost joint efforts for the most vulnerable toward lasting, dignified well-being.
Robert Piper retweeted
In my interview with @UN_News_Centre, I stressed that violence & climate shocks have raised food insecurity & malnutrition to an unprecedent level. This huge humanitarian crisis requires national leadership & urgent domestic resource mobilisation. Watch👉 h7.cl/1iQcV
Robert Piper retweeted
The Gov’t, UNHCR and partners are piloting a development hub to support Central Africans 🇨🇫 returning home with access to essential services and sustainable economic opportunities.
🎥⬇️ Learn more about Baoro.
All hands on deck to help returnees rebuild and prosper at home!🤝
Robert Piper retweeted
Heartbroken by all the suffering I have seen the last 5 days in South Kordofan, Sudan.
This is the worst conflict within the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today.
Tens of thousands have fled hunger and bombing in the main city of Kadugli, where an armed blockade prevents us from getting in aid to the famine-stricken population.
Robert Piper retweeted
I'm pleased that my new article with @ThomasMulderPhD is now out: 'A Last Resort? Reframing Evacuations as an Anticipatory Disaster Risk Management Strategy' - read it here! brill.com/view/journals/ihls…
Robert Piper retweeted
🇸🇸 I am deeply concerned by the reports coming out of #SouthSudan. The safety and dignity of internally displaced persons must be protected. I urge all parties to cease hostilities, and to ensure civilians' access to aid.
@OCHASouthSudan
Renewed attacks mainly in Jonglei and Unity states have triggered large-scale displacements and severely disrupted aid operations in South Sudan.
Humanitarians are responding but the available resources exceed the scale of the crisis.
reliefweb.int/report/south-s…
Robert Piper retweeted
In my op-ed, jointly written with Hon. Minister @fmha_pa @dr_bernarddoro, we note that Nigeria’s humanitarian reset will succeed only if local and national leadership, & domestic resource mobilisation take centre stage. The time to act is now. More👉 shorturl.at/g2b60
Robert Piper retweeted
Just visited @UNinPak initiatives in #Balochistan, I am prouder of the work my colleagues are doing. From renewable energy to reducing GBV & protecting refugees. The Province faces real challenges, yet everywhere I went, I met people who remain hopeful, resilient, & determined.
Robert Piper retweeted
The worst suffering within the worst humanitarian catastrophe in the world: Kordofan in Sudan.
